Bizarre Botanicals

Investigating biodiversity and plant adaptations

Discover the features and unique adaptations of some of Western Australia’s most interesting flora. Learn some of the fascinating ways plants have adapted to survive in the harsh Australian environment. Investigate desert plants, plants with built-in sunblock and smelly oils, carnivorous plants with sticky leaves and unique bushfire survival mechanisms.

The Friends of Kings Park Native Plant Sales offer a rare chance to buy unusual native plants that are not often available from commercial nurseries, with all proceeds going towards worthwhile projects and research in Kings Park and Botanic Garden.